chicken wings were amazing rice good soy sauce tasted weird desert was amazing the jello and chocolate cake was so wonderful Service amazing looked nice felt nice read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Chocolate cake with jello - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

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Freshly prepared, plentiful and excellent selection. Service is first class from the hot towels at the beginning to the hot towel at the end. Nice room. Was there for lunch. read more

Well, I think most people know about Mandarin, so I won't be writing anything on here that you don't already know. But just wanted to review this specific location, and leave my thoughts on it compared to the other locations that I frequent more often. It was my first time at the Vaughan location, and I have to admit I was impressed. Most of the restaurant was fairly clean, and the ambiance was actually pretty cool as well. Seemed like they had recently renovated some stuff, talking to some other people that have been there in the recent past. The bathrooms were also kept clean, which most of the time for restaurants like this is not the case. In terms of the food itself, I did find good variety and for the most part pretty good tasting food. Nice selection of salads and main courses as well as desserts. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

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I found the place to be a pleasurable experience. The food was great and the service was excellent. I'd definitely come back. The only drawback for me was the selection of food but I completely understand and I went during lunch hour and NOT dinner. read more

Tried this place today for lunch, was really impressed as I entered how clean and well laid out the place is. From being greeted up front and taken to the table the staff was very friendly and service was great. The food was fresh and lots of choices. Everything was great and will be back. Will give it a try for dinner next time. read more

Daniel Chen is the nicest, most friendly, restaurant owner with the best food in Canada. He accommodated our family so nicely and granted every one of our wishes. So happy with his service :). Best wishes Daniel, thanks for having us, Adam read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Potatoe soup - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

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The Mandarin on Weston Road and the Mandarin on Dundas are the BEST EVER. They serve CHINESE CANADIAN food and you will meet every culture enjoying a meal at both these locations. You would think it was the UN, and EVERYONE gets along. They have something for everyone and if you have children, they have pizza, onion rings, cotton candy, every type of ice cream and toppings, lots of desserts, lots of finger foods. If you have allergies like me, just ask the Manager to prepare something you can, if they can, they will. This chain of restaurants was started in Brampton by Chinese immigrant, they are still involved and LOVE our country. I would recommend them hands down, GREAT FOOD, HOT FOOD, LITS OF VARIETY, CLEAN AND VERY FRIENDL. read more

I came to Mandarin with a large group for a celebration. There is a large variety at the buffet, including salmon, mussels, noodles, rice, fruits, sushi, sashimi, and various desserts. Unfortunately, I thought the food was just okay. Of the dishes I tried, I thought the mussels and the fried shrimp were the best. The salmon was a bit overcooked. The salmon sashimi had a strange flavor. I tried some noodles that I thought had no flavor. For dessert, I tried the vanilla frozen yogurt, which was quite tasty. The staff was friendly and attentive, always refilling my water and taking away empty plates. If you're looking for authentic Chinese food, go to Richmond Hill or Markham. But if you're out with friends who don't know any better, then this is a fine choice :). read more

Everytime we get a new menu the prices have gone up and the containers got smaller .This is for takeout !This is Chinese food not gourmet .Another covid ripoff ! read more

We were handed hot towels and were asked if we would like to order a drink. Then we head to the buffet. I asked the manager what their vegan options were and he was extremely professional, knowledgeable, and helpful. They offer a meh amount of vegan options. Chicken broth is unnecessarily added to some of their otherwise vegetarian or vegan dishes. I gotta say the hot towel was a nice touch. Place is quite spacious and is good for groups. Friendly service. Staff are always smiling and attentive even when busy. At the end we were handed another hot towel and a fortune cookie. read more

They took king edward prices for McDonald's servings... the masses will keep going to their favourite buffet destination... but anything out of the menu for take out... just pass.. They were rough during Covid and you could forgive them.... But now restrictions are done buffet is open and it's still shoddy and pricey... Portions got smaller and prices got higher... read more

Food is below average I have had many Chinese food in my life that you could almost tell a solid one from another. The ambience is amazing great service but the food has got to be el bated that why I am only going to give two stars read more

I always made fun of the Mandarin as a place where garbage people went to eat garbage buffet. My first experience there as a teenager was awful and had heard others echo similar statements and thus my disdain was set for life. Or was it? I had a friend insist that the one in Vaughan was consistently awesome. I laughed but over the years he finally convinced me to try it out, and now I've been twice and it... it's kind of awesome. For what it is. A crazy buffet with everything under the sun, but everything is actually good! Great taste, and most importantly, great temperature! Everything is fresh and hot, crispy and crunchy when it should be, cold and fresh when it should be, etc. Its not going to be the best food you've ever tasted, how can it be, but as a jack of all trades? I dig it, brother. read more

I'm not a huge fan of the Mandarin group of restaurants, but this one actually stands out from the rest. This location is always clean, neat and organized, the staff seems to be on top of things all times. The food is always fresh and always replaced by adding new freshly cooked, as well as the BBQ station is always hot, fresh and delicious. So I guess to sum it up, management in this location is doing a pretty good job keeping up the place as is. If you're into, or thinking to go to a Mandarin, choose this location, you'll like it! read more

Honestly these days there's not great value out of this place. On the weekends they break out crab legs but after tax and tip it's almost 40 bucks a person even if you don't buy drinks. I understand it's all you can eat but I don't know many people that can get their money's worth for this place unless you're only or mostly eating seafood. I'd rather just order Chinese from my local place and save over 60 dollars (based on 2 people) but this place is more of a special occasion place for us. It was a relative's birthday as it usually is when we come to this place. We've been here a bunch of times and there are some changes that they've done lately. They've added some raw fish to the sushi area but I noticed they don't make any actually sushi (nigiri or maki) with raw fish. They have like 3 varieties or so of raw fish (red tuna, salmon, white tuna) to the side. I tried the red tuna and the salmon and they didn't taste that great and/or they didn't seem very chilled. Health hazard? Maybe some of the hot food on my plate warmed it up a bit but it just wasn't as good. I've had sashimi at all you can eat buffets in Miami and it's night and day. These days a weekend cost if you don't eat seafood is NOT worth it IMO. 40 dollars after tax and tip is a lot for Chinese food considering you can get a lot of Chinese food for well under 30 dollars to feed more than 3 people and this place is much more for just one person. I didn't see too many dishes empty so they do fill them up fast, even the crab which I had none of and they do have a decent variety of food but it's not worth 40 dollars per person during the weekends (busy time). read more

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I'm one of those guys that thought negatively about Mandarin growing up. Maybe I was SHORT and that all the adults at a busy Mandarin blocked my vision to the food and I had to wait until my turn. It was also considered "Canadian" and "Expensive" especially the ONLY time I went during dinner. It wasn't until co-workers taking me back to this Mandarin for Lunch that I've noticed a different vision. I'm the one IN-CHARGE now and expensive only refers to dinner and not LUNCH. In my books Lunch has value and dinner does not. Mandarin does special CELEBRATIONS and that's usually the period when we go and eat because there's EXCITEMENT in the air or at least NOISY patrons but it's expected of a buffet place. Nothing out of the usual in terms of the Decor, Setup, Food, Service, etc... I've experienced a 30 min wait here once, as I'm told from the hostess because I fled once I heard the wait time. The FORTUNE COOKIES do not have Lucky Lotto Numbers anymore and sometimes you might want to ask for more than 1 Cookie as the last few times with a table of 6+ we tend to get duplicates of each others. I'm BAD LUCK so I don't believe anyone can have my identical fate! I tend to do my own STRATEGY at buffets but now it comes second-nature. It's also one of the GREAT places to experiment with your PLATING DESIGNS. No one will judge you and you have all the time in the world to play around. read more

I have been coming to the Mandarino for years. Over time they have changed and each location also seems to cater to their local community. Every location has the water feature in the front Every location has little umbrellas in their signature drinks This restaurant has become a place for groups to celebrate special occasions because it can satisfy every guests tastes including Mr. McDonalds That guy can have roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, and corn Niblett and a casa salad Mr chinois will enjoy some asian treats Kids go crazy for the dessert bar and pizza slices Being a pizzaiolo means I am critical of their horrible pizza but it's for kids not for people like me One thing that has changed over the years is a better sushi story with more selection. Sadly it still is a generic offering and their customers don't mind. Jiro who? They ask For 35 years they have truly offered a big spread and a chance for customers to fill their belly to the brim (which they do) with a very fresh offering of Chinese food One thing that the group table commented on was how the plates are smaller. That just means you take 2 extra trips to the trough and battle through the crowd around the torpedo shrimps In order to beat the owner and push him into poverty by eating more than what you pay requires arriving hungry and having a systematic approach to loading your plate on each trip My 3 tips are to enjoy a half portion of soup as your starter and to scope out the hot grill servings where they may have sirloin steak right off the grill. Don't have garlic bread or buns as that can fill you up with empty carbs that can be better served with more kung pao chicken read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Moon Festival lanterns - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

Mandarin is my family's go to place for a celebration. We go here probably 4-5 times a year. The nice thing about buffets is that it caters to everyone even the picky eaters. Recently I came here to celebrate my nephew's 10th birthday. There were about 24 of us including 10 rowdy kids. The kids were being kids and birthday boy even managed to break a glass. Simply put we were a pretty annoying group and I would hate to be our server lol. What really impressed me was how our servers handled us. They were very patient and polite and even calmed the boys down a bit. Our drinks were always filled and plates were taken away pretty quickly. The Food was okay but the service was very impressive. read more

I'm surprised at how hot and good the food actually was at this location. You would think it would be a run down location but it's pretty nice inside. I was pleasantly surprised since the last few times i've had Mandarin (at other locations) I wasn't too happy afterwards. I already want to go back for more! read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

I can't review the food as I didn't eat anything from here. I did email their head office about vegan options and this was their reply " Thank you for contacting us with your question about vegan items on our all-you-can-eat buffet. Our vegan buffet selection is limited, as many of our meatless items contain egg or milk products. However, you may find some food items that are suitable for a vegan diet on our salad bar. Steamed rice is always available. If you don't see steamed rice on our buffet, please as your server or a restaurant manager. We also offer fresh fruit on our dessert buffet. Some of our sushi rolls contain vegetables only as well. We would like to let you know that most of the items on our hot buffet would not be suitable for a vegan diet. Most of our hot buffet items contain meat or seafood, or chicken base as an ingredient. We suggest that you consider ordering from our a-la-carte menu. If you order from our menu, our kitchen may be able to prepare an item as requested. You may be able to request a dish from our menu be prepared without chicken base, or other animal products. Please discuss this option with a restaurant manager. They may also be able to help you find the items on the buffet that are most suitable for your diet when you dine there or call in prior to your visit. Please note that our a-la-carte menu is available at the manager's discretion. On very busy days, the a-la -carte many not be available due to high demands on our kitchen resources. Thank you for contacting us with your question. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you in the future. Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation Would I come back? Absolutely not but sometimes you gotta suck it up and do things for your family read more

This chain has consistent fast fresh food in all locations I've visited throughout the years. It isn't suppose to be authentic Chinese food, so I don't rate or compare based on that. It's a Canadian Chinese restaurant concept and it's execution is superb. . All locations have an extensive salad bar, soup, BBQ, hot foods, drink menu and desert section. This makes it popular place to please a wide variety of patrons palettes. As for service, I've never had a complaint here. They are very friendly (sometimes so much is feel fake :p ), everybody including the chef, hostesss, and most especially your table servers. From Barrie, Newmarket, North York, Scarborough, Markham Brampton, and this location I'm reviewing in Woodbridge I would say they are all consistently good. I just choose based on location not because one place does the food better. Really I don't know why all the hate for it. Ah haters will be haters. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Vaughan, Ontario

I generally stay away from Mandarin and buffets. Gluttony is not becoming. The customers are either piggies or trying to be piggies (some of the customers there or their children really need to look at their waists in the mirror and opt for a heavy jogging regimen instead of dining at a buffet). With that said, after years of not being to one I was there last night for a friend. What I remembered from Mandarin still applies. 1- The food has no taste. Close your eyes and there is no way you can tell the difference between chicken, pork, beef or fish. They are all tasteless and bland. What sorcery is that?? 2- The variety and option are plentiful. I sneer at the fake attempt at sushi for sure, but that aside one cannot fault the buffet or the number/quantity of options. 3- They are always trying and have a gimmick display/celebration of sorts going. 4- The hostess, waitress, employees, chefs are all uniformly nice and polite. That goes a long way and earns them an additional star. I also appreciate how they do not push drinks or a high tip percentage since they recognize that at a buffet customer does most of the work. As said, stuffing oneself to the hilt and blase taste are huge problems, but Mandarin has better care and service than most. Kudos. read more

We visited Mandarin for Birthday celebration. We are so pleased with the restaurant in general. In particular the service was amazing, managers April, Daniel and server Stephan as well as rest of the team were extremely friendly and accommodated all of our requests including food allergies. Considering COVID the policies were all followed and everything was very clean and well maintained. There is no buffet anywhere but the small dishes ( they're just regular size) were enough and incredibly delicious. Price wise even better deal than the price of the buffet. We were even given memorable magnet picture of us, which was very sweet of them. Thank you! read more

My friend found a fly In her sushi, food is very bland‍ But I will say the restaurants food isn't terrible tho, just not the best but food for party's cause they have a wide selection. But I feel that this restaurant needs a good deep cleaning. read more

This is the best AYCE restaurant you will ever dine at. Top quality food, incredible service and incredible variety.

By now, if you haven't visited a Mandarin Restaurant, you must be living under a rock. They seem to be popping up everywhere. Anyways....as you enter the restaurant you're greeted by a chorus of staff yelling their catch phrase.... "Welcome to the Mandarin". It's uncanny how they are all in synch and in tune with each other. A host/hostess will escort you to your table and along the way you'll pass by the buffet. They will make small chit chat with you and explain the buffet stations and explain any specials they have. Once seated, your server is usually at the table within a few minutes. The buffet is massive...there are the following stations: Chinese Food (usually 2 stations) Salads and Soups Desserts - pastries, cakes, pies, ice creams Sushi Mixed - Roast Beef, pizza, etc For a buffet, the food isn't bad...probably one of the best when it comes to choice, price and quality. The service is friendly but they know that you're there for the buffet so they stay out of your way. Empty plates are cleared away quickly. Beer is reasonably priced although some of the mixed drinks can be a bit pricey. In order to suit the clientele and the restaurant is a buffet, the food is Canadianized/Americanized Chinese food so the fare is: Chicken Balls, Lemon Chicken, Springs Rolls, Pepper Beef (the spiciest dish I've had here), noodles, rice, etc. If this is what you like when you have Chinese Food this is the place for you. read more

Terrible service. Long story short; There was a huge line up. Families with hungry children... And they were making people wait.... There a huge section open with only a few tables occupied, and they made excuses to not sit people, on a weekday evening. So we tried speaking to the manager with an IQ of a 3 year old. That was a waste of time, and a bunch of families just left! We ended up at jack Astros and had the best time! With amazing service and food. read more

I have been going to Mandarin about once or twice a year since 1989. As a child, this was the best place to eat - when food was about quantity instead of quality. The reason they have succeeded in my opinion is that they are consistent. When you go to Mandarin, you know what you're going to get. Decent service and lots of food choices for you to gorge on. Mandarin is a westernized Chinese buffet restaurant. They have a selection of the western Chinese food classics - pork ribs, chicken balls, fried rice, spicy green beans, crispy chicken wings. They have western foods during dinner - roast beef, mashed potatoes, frozen pizza, steamed carrots, grilled steakettes, chicken and sausage. They also have a few desserts: a decent selection of ice cream, cakes, strawberry. Salads and soups etc! Lots! Lunch runs you about $15 a person while dinner is about $30 with taxes. The $15 difference is noticeable ie. all the expensive and good stuff (crab legs, prime rib, chocolate strawberries, sushi-ish) is available only for dinner. When I was young, I'd eat anything and everything. But now - I'm about maximizing value when I go there. This is essentially what I eat when I'm there (dinner): Plate #1: 10 steamed crab legs, 6 breaded shrimp sushi roll pieces and 6 Philadelphia cream cheese roll pieces and smoked salmon sushi pieces. Plate #2: see plate 1 Plate #3: see plate 1 - I might add a slice of roast beef and/or grilled chicken Plate #4 - 3 steamed crab legs. Plate #5 - dessert - 3 chocolate covered strawberries and a waffle quarter with a scoop of ice cream. The wait staff clear our each of your finished plates quickly, and keep the glasses of water filled. It isn't fine dining - it doesn't claim to be. It's plenty, quick and fairly tasty - consistently so. It's this consistent quality that has kept me coming back. RS read more

Worst parking out of all mandarins*.. Not enough spots.. Otherwise just like all the other ones. Good "Chinese" food. *yonge and eglinton is pretty bad parking too, but they have plenty of spots there, you just have to pay. read more

I usually come here for family ocassions or just for fun with my family but only maybe twice a year. Last time we came with my family there was a BIG line up. Witch is normal since it's a buffet. We got seated in a room but in the very corner, It was a problem beacause none of the waiters could see us and never came to ask us for drinks or refills. (Recommend not to sit in the corner behind the wall) Some of the food I really like while others I didn't, but I love how they have many foods to pick from!! The desserts okay, and the kids loved the icecream that they could pick from. Overall I do recommend this place ! And would come back but not often. read more

Was at this location for our office Christmas lunch. Very polite server. Loved the food! An abundance of it! Be sure to book a table in advance no matter when you go. We were there on a weekday afternoon and it was packed with people. Luckily we did book a table. I love Mandarin! Would go anytime! read more

Wow!! I'd love to be able to say I managed to get far enough to even TRY the food, but after explaining myself over and over and over again that my cell phone number wasn't a local number and NO I don't have a house phone, I managed to get my order together, she didn't understand the address, I spelled it out for her and gave her directions and she still didn't understand, she didn't take the credit card I had on hand so I had to call back, I called back and she insisted I come pick up my order then when I said "no, I can't come pick it up" she forwarded me to the manager. Not worth the hassle, I hung up and called a different Chinese restaurant that actually seems to want my business!!! No problems with the address at all ... Weird Eh? read more

This is an unforgettable restaurant. For $30 an adult on the weekend, save your money and go for real Chinese food. Quality is meh! Service is far from par. Management on the other hand is terrible. Just don't really have any care about their guests, special shout out to Jonathan Chen who couldn't be any more classless, unprofessional and rude! read more

The worse of the worse.... Alh my kids can eat is Cotton candy... Not much selection to eat. Sushi is not fresh. read more

This place is incredibly unorganized. I called them weeks in advance to book seating for my baby shower. I told them my name and the number of people attending. When the day finally arrived, me and two friends came a few minutes early to settle into our table. We were seated in a reserved room filled with jesus decorations. I asked which table was ours as there were 4 large tables in the room. We were told that the whole room was reserved for us and that the decorations are "special". We picked the table furthest away from jesus and his angels and began waiting for the rest of the guests. Next, many people arrived but none were my guests. Sitting in a room half full of seniors, we were wondering whats up with the dirty looks and why all of this is happening in our section. Finally we were told that the name was confused and that this room is not for us (duh!). We were moved to another table, and then shortly, moved again to be seated with two of my guests that showed up 30 minutes ago while we were still sitting in the jesus room! As soon as we all began laughing at the start of our dinner, my phone rang. It was another guest asking which mandarin i ended up hosting the shower at because she was told that there is no table reserved under my name. As i was coming out to meet her, they were already letting her in. The entire expected guest list did not show up, leaving two empty chairs at our 12 seat table. The whole time we were eating the wait staff kept coming by and interrupting conversation to ask if the other guests are coming, and if they are then when. It wasnt busy on that Sunday and there were plenty of empty table around - there was no need to be bothering us over two extra chairs especially after you moved us three times and told my guests im not here ! Dont plan large events here... they can't handle them! read more

My visit to this location was typical of a Mandarin. However the atmosphere here was rather dark, despite it being a sunny day outside. I went as part of a large party, and the service was great. Plates were cleared very quickly, water and other refreshments were topped up frequently. The food left more to be desired. We went during lunch, and there were certain dishes that were just poorly made. An example would be the salmon sushi: they made it using smoked salmon instead of sushi-grade/prepared salmon. Although for a lunch buffet, the variety of food was huge (as with most Mandarins) the quality of the food was average. Some of the food was overcooked, others just poorly cooked. Staple foods like rice or noodle dishes were fine. This restaurant gets 3 solid stars for food variety, and great service. But I can't find any reason to give them more. read more

This buffet was rather large, and has a lot of chicken and meat options. Seafood options seemed limited. Although there were a lot of dishes, the food was very average. I still like that there are so many options. I was floored by the amount of desserts they had. Not only did they have your standard Chinese buffet desserts, they had tons of delicious American desserts. Lemon meringue pie and pecan pie! Their soups were also very tasty. The buffet was very busy but the service was efficient and thorough. Plus, their interior was beautiful and clean. They have one of those imitation sky ceilings. I would recommend this buffet to anyone who enjoys Chinese buffets. Not the best out there but you are sure to find something in there you like. read more

This place was awesome! Was craving Chinese food for lunch but didn't have the chance to go till dinner. We came at 730pm and the place was packed. Was told that the wait was 45mins but ended up bring seated sooner. Our server, Jacky, was great and very attentive - he even sang Happy Birthday for our friend Teena with matching birthday cupcake and a picture souvenir. The food was excellent and I especially loved the fried shrimp and endless desserts. Will definitely visit again the next time we are in Toronto. read more

Been to a few different Mandarin restaurant locations and this one seems to be my top pick so far. Been there several times already for regular dinners and birthday occasions, and their foods and services have been outstanding. Staff are well trained for providing very courteous services. Foods are either meeting or exceeding expectation. Just a tip, foods at weekends seemed to be slightly fresher, especially for seafood like snow crab legs or shrimps, but that does *not* mean weeknights are bad. It is probably just because turn-around of food are better durin weekend times, so do the crowds too! ;) read more

It's clean here. They do put older food on top of new food ... I'm in the food management service and you shouldn't be doing that ... but besides that it's a good place to eat ... all you can eat. read more